WARM-UP

ETHNIC
GROUPS IN
VIET NAM

Question 1:

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How many ethnic groups are there
in Viet Nam?

A. 45
B
B.
54
.

C. 72
D. 27

Question 2:

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Which group is the largest?

A. Hmong
B. Yao
C.
C.

Kinh

D. Ede

Question 3:

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Which group is the smallest?

A.
A.

Odu

B. Cham
C. Tay
D. Khmer

Question 4:

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What color is the Nung's clothing?

A. Green
B. Yellow
C. Black
D
D.
.

Dark indigo

Question 5:

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Where is the Kinh live?

A. Mekong River Delta
B. Red River Delta
C. The Central Highlands
D
D.
.

All the A, B, C

Unit 3: PEOPLES

OF VIET NAM

Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

Vocabulary

Ethnic groups: các dân tộc

Ethnic minority groups: các dân tộc thiểu số

Museum of Ethnology: Bảo tàng dân tộc học

Custom (n):

phong tục

Costume (n):

trang phục

Discriminate (v):

phân biệt

Terraced fields (n): ruộng bậc thang

Vocabulary
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Ethnic groups: các dân tộc
Ethnic minority groups: các dân tộc thiểu số
Museum of Ethnology: Bảo tàng dân tộc học
Custom (n):
phong tục
Costume (n): trang phục
Discriminate (v): phân biệt
Terraced fields (n): ruộng bậc thang

SLAP THE BOARD

1. Listen and read

1a. Find the opposite of these words in the
conversation.
1. boring
2. smallest
3. majority
4. northern

1a. Find the opposite of these words in the
conversation.
1. boring >< interesting
2. smallest >< largest
3. majority >< minority
4. northern >< southern

1b. Read the conversation again and answer the
questions.
1. Where are Duong and Nick?
2. What do they want to know?
3. How many ethnic groups are there in Viet Nam?
4. Which ethnic group has the largest population?
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own
customs and traditions?

1b. Read the conversation again and answer the
questions.
Answers:
1. They are in the Museum of Ethnology.
2. They want to know about the ethnic groups of
Viet Nam.
3. There are 54 ethnic groups.
4. The Viet (or Kinh).
5. Yes, they do.

1c. Can you find the following expressions in the
conversation? Try to explain what they mean.
1. Exactly. = It's really true.
2. How interesting! = It's very interesting
3. I see. = I understand.
4. That's awesome! = It's fantastic.

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•
•

How interesting!
How amazing!
How beautiful!
How peaceful!

How + adjective!

*People:
is used as the plural of 'person' to refer to men,
women, and children.
*Peoples:
ethnic groups of people who belong to a
particular country, race, or area.

1d. Work in pairs. Use facts from the
conversation to make short role-plays using
the expressions in 1c.
Example:
A: Some groups live in mountainous regions.
B: How interesting!

1d. Work in pairs. Use facts from the
conversation to make short role-plays using
the expressions in 1c.
Example:
- A: There are 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
- B: That's awesome!
Or:
- A: Each group has their own customs and
traditions.
- B: Exactly!

d

2. Use the words and phrases in the box to
label each picture

3. Complete the following sentences with the words and
phrases in the box.
heritage site

stilt house

terraced fields

member

ethnic

festival

1. In our country, it is against the law to discriminate against
any ……… or religious group.
2. My Son in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by
UNESCO as a world ………….
3. …………… have been popular among many of Viet Nam's
ethnic groups for a long time.
4. Lunar January is the time for important ……………in the
whole country, especially in the north.
5. The exhihition building of the Museum of Ethnology was
designed by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a ………… of the
Tay ethnic group.
6. The ………………….. of Sa Pa have entered in the Top 11
most beautiful terraced in the world, according to Touropia.

4. GAME: QUICK QUIZ
Work in pairs. Ask and answer , using the cues:
1. Which / smallest population ? – The Odu group
2. The Hmong / own language ? - Yes
3. Where / the Coho / live ? – Lam Dong Province
4. What colour / the Nung's clothing ? – Dark indigo
5. Which / larger population / the Tay or the Thai ?
- The Tay
6. Whose arts / displayed / a museum / Da Nang ?
- The Cham's

4. GAME: QUICK QUIZ
Work in pairs. Ask and answer, using these cues.
1. Which/ smallest population?
Which
ethnic group has the smallest population?
______________________________________________
- The Odu group.
2. The Hmong/ own language?
Do the Hmong have their own language?
______________________________________________
- Yes.
3. Where/ the Coho/ live?
______________________________________________
- Lam Dong Province.
Where do the Coho live?
4. What colour/ the Nung's clothing?
______________________________________________
- Dark indigo.
What colour is the Nung's clothing?
5. Which/ larger population/ the Tay or the Thai?
__________________________________________________
- The Tay.
Which
group has a larger population, the Tay or the Thai?
6. Whose arts/ displayed/ a museum/ Da Nang?
______________________________________________
Whose
arts are displayed at a museum in Da Nang?
- The Cham's.

WRAP UP

-Vocabulary
-'How + Adj/Adv' to show a strong reaction to sth.

HOMEWORK
 Learn newwords by heart.
 Prepare for the next lesson: A closer
look 1 (page 28)